Chapter 1:

Explore the Network

Introduction to Networks
 1.0 Introduction
1.1 Globally Connected
1.2 LANs, WANs, and the
Internet
Chapter Outline 1.3 The Network as a Platform
1.4 The Changing Network
Environment
1.5 Summary

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Section 1.1:
Globally Connected
Upon completion of this section, you should be able to:
Explain how networks affect the way we interact, learn, work, and play.

Explain how host devices can be used as clients, servers, or both.

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Topic 1.1.1:
Networking Today

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Networks in Our Daily Lives

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Technology Then and Now

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No Boundaries
Networks support the way we:
Learn

Communicate

Work

Play

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Topic 1.1.2:
Providing Resources in a Network

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Networks of Many Sizes

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Clients and Servers

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Peer-to-Peer

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Section 1.2:
LANs, WANs, and the Internet
Upon completion of this section, you should be able to:
Explain the use of network devices.

Compare the devices and topologies of a LAN to the devices and topologies
of a WAN.
Describe the basic structure of the Internet.

Explain how LANs and WANs interconnect to the Internet.

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Topic 1.2.1:
Network Components

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Overview of Network Components

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Overview of Network Components (cont.)

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Overview of Network Components (cont.)

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End Devices

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Intermediary Network Devices

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Network Media

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Network Media (cont.)

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Network Representations

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Network Representations (Cont.)
Network Interface Card

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Topology Diagrams
Physical Topology

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Topology Diagrams (Cont.)

Logical Topology

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Topic 1.2.2:
LANs and WANs

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Types of Networks

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Types of Networks
The two most common types of network infrastructures are:
Local Area Network (LAN)

Wide Area Network (WAN)

Other types of networks include:

Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

Wireless LAN (WLAN)

Storage Area Network (SAN)

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Local Area Networks

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Wide Area Networks

LANs separated by geographic distance are connected by a network

known as a WAN.

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